Question
Non-binary activist Jim Sinclair criticized the discourse around this condition in their 1993 essay "Don't Mourn for Us." For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this condition which is often treated early using discrete trial training, a method from the controversial field of applied behavior analysis.
ANSWER: autism spectrum disorder [or autistic or ASD or Asperger's syndrome]
[10e] Applied behavior analysis seeks to ingrain desirable behaviors using both the "classical" and "operant" forms of this process that reinforces associations with a stimulus.
ANSWER: conditioning [or classical conditioning or operant conditioning]
[10m] ABA often targets this behavior common in autistic people as a protective response to excess sensory input. This repetitive behavior can involve movement, posture, or language.
ANSWER: stimming [or stims or self-stimulation or self-stimulatory behavior]
<June Yin , Social Science - Psychology>
Summary
| 2023 NASAT | 06/17/2023 | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
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